Results 3,361-3,380 of 5,906 for speaker:Thomas Gould
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an internal inspection of a property is required prior to it being placed on the derelict sites register and, if not, whether he will consider implementing same. [6995/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of urgent needs payment applications, by category, in Cork, and the number refused, in each of the years 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [6731/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date of the new elective hospital in Cork. [6626/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were on trolleys in CUH in the month of January in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [6627/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in Éist Linn, by role, in 2019 and 2023, in tabular form. [6628/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 660. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the removal of the prescription requirement for naloxone. [6792/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of naloxone prescriptions issued in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [6793/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 662. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed the 2015 pilot naloxone scheme; and if he will report on same. [6794/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cybersecurity Policy (15 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support he has provided to MTU and to its students following the IT breach. [7470/23]
- Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: I will begin by thanking my colleague, Deputy Ward, for the hard work he has done on this legislation. I am familiar with the work he has done. Without him and other groups who work on the ground, we would not be here today discussing this Bill. Mental Health Reform has been especially supportive but conversations with groups such as CityWide, Soilse and others have helped us to get here...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: A great deal has come up in this discussion. I have a few questions. In regard to WEI, the witnesses spoke earlier about the lifespan, and it is in the submission. This came up in our meetings over the years. The submission states that it is restricted to between 20 and 25 years. WEI made the point that in the 1990s permission was unconditional. I am not sure I would go that far....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: CIF outlined the 13% reduction at the end of last year and that it expected a dramatic decline in planning permissions. Is it referring to the backlog of 70,000? Many people have talked about the resources of An Bord Pleanála in regard to staffing, members of the board and skills. Representatives from An Bord Pleanála were here last week. From the information the provided, it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: The next question is one I raise at every meeting. It relates to derelict or vacant properties. There are between 98,000 to 166,000 of such properties depending on where you get your figures from. This is a consequence of some construction. If you want to develop a site, but right next to it is a derelict property that has been there for years, to develop properties you want to develop...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)
Thomas Gould: Will people comment on Deputy Ó Broin's points and the questions he asked about this Bill? If there are two or three changes or points or something they want to have included, this is an opportunity for them to state them.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Nagoya Protocol: Motion (19 Jan 2023)
Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister of State and his team. We have spoken about the importance of biodiversity for everyone. I represent a constituency with below-average tree density, poor public open spaces and very few retained biodiversity habitats. Will this have anything for my constituency or is it something completely different? Biodiversity habitats are very important and some of the people I...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Nagoya Protocol: Motion (19 Jan 2023)
Thomas Gould: Does the Minister of State think the pharmaceutical companies will engage with this process in a positive manner?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Nagoya Protocol: Motion (19 Jan 2023)
Thomas Gould: Research from the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, IFPMA, has found that the protocol creates a transactional framework for sharing pathogens and undermines global health security. Will researchers here need a permit to access the State's biodiversity for research and development under the protocol? What protections are we taking to avoid the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Nagoya Protocol: Motion (19 Jan 2023)
Thomas Gould: The Minister of State mentioned the importance of sharing information. I recently became interested in the concept of citizen science and the impact it can have on the environment. I have met the owner of an open litter map, which potentially could support the improvement of our biodiversity. I know there are other initiatives around dereliction, animal species and more topics. This seems...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Nagoya Protocol: Motion (19 Jan 2023)
Thomas Gould: When will this legislation come before the committee?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Nagoya Protocol: Motion (19 Jan 2023)
Thomas Gould: Yes.